Nintendo NES Games - HIDDEN GEMS!
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- Here are 10 lesser known fun games that should be in every Nintendo NES game collectors library! w/ John Riggs
I have to say this is one of the most fun videos I have made. John & I were tired after a day of PAX and we are just sillier and looser than normal. It made for some funny conversation and teasing! I hope you guys enjoy it!
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GAMES SHOWN:
Cowboy Kid
Kickle Cubicle
Rescue: The Embassy Mission
The Legend of Ghost Lion
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Monster Party
Nightshade
North and South
Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Krion Conquest
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I loove this dude's enthusiasm! Bring him back, please. Love the show, man!
+dallasINtokyo We had a lot of fun in this video... laughing and joking. It was great.
+dallasINtokyo It's easy to be enthusiastic when it's the system that helped me in life. I know the rules of football, basketball, baseball, tennis and hockey because of that system.
@@JohnRiggs same
@@JohnRiggs you were the real 🌟 of the show lol not taking anything away from MJ
Kickle Cubicle brings back memories of going to the dentist when I was a little kid. They had an NES hooked up in the waiting room, and that was one of the games they had there. I would always try to see how far I could get before I was called in to my appointment...and I remember the chair they had for you to sit on while you were playing was a giant tooth.
OMG RESCUE the embassy mission!! I played that game at a friends house when i was a kid and have been trying to figure out what it was called ever since!!!
Just Be Respectful. Lol i remember this game too
My brother owned it. The mission with no radar is tricky
I rented and played a lot of North & South!
I lived in Electronics Boutique and Software Etc. I have the BEST memories from those two stores. Great friends that worked there that I got to know. I miss the 90's SO much.
What other NES Hidden Gems games do you wanna see in Part 2 and 3?
+MetalJesusRocks dragon fighter
+MetalJesusRocks Saiyuuki World 2, Dr. Chaos, After Burner, Moai-kun, Milon's secret castle, Werewolf y Onyanko Town.
Burai fighter: cheat sidescrolling shooter with a kick ass soundtrack. Kabuki Quantum fighter: made by the Kirby developpers; a cheat fun sidescrolling action game where you beat enemies bu headbanging!
+Prestige01 cheat = cheap
+MetalJesusRocks Gun Nac is a great one but not so much of a hidden gem I feel.
There was one called Kickmaster - a cross between Castlevania and Karateka. Incredible game that I most likely replayed hundreds of times.
I love it when you bring John over! Really a fun guy :)
I'm just getting started in the Video Game Collecting Hobby. And, I appreciate what you do MetalJesusRocks. Keep up the good work.
As always, let us know what other NES Hidden Gems are out there. We'll try to include it in our next video!
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I don't know whether it is a "Hidden Gem", but I never see Shadow of the Ninja mentioned. It's an action game similar to Ninja Gaiden, but not as difficult, developed by Natsume. The Game Boy port was slightly changed and became the official Ninja Gaiden for GB
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Not sure how hidden these are, but some that are not as well know.
Heavy Barrel: Arcade top down shooter kind of like the top down sections of Super C. This is a two player game so it was always a fun one to play with a friend when I was a kid. Game is also extremely cheap to buy.
Iron Tank: Kind of reminds me of a top down shooter, only in a tank. Can collect power-ups and run over guys which is one of the best things ever. Also an extremely in-expensive game.
Here's some games I've heard of more recently but never knew of when I was young:
Mighty Final Fight: Basically Final Fight on NES with the art style more like River City Ransom. Really great game and one I don't actually own because it is very expensive, hopefully one day I can get it but worth checking out.
Whomp'Em: Similar game to Megaman. Great platformer and not horribly priced for anyone looking to collect it.
Shatterhand: This game is very similar to the Batman NES game. Another one that's not horribly expensive.
Not sure if any of these are considered as hidden. Of the people I know, they are games not so well known.
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I have 2 for you: Faxanadu and Flying Warriors. Faxanadu is a side scrolling action RPG with a flawless soundtrack. I wanted a sequel to that game so bad that I mailed $40 cash to the developer's address in the instruction manual, you know, to cover my copy, right? Needless to say, I never got a sequel, and no matter how much money I make in my life, I'll always be $40 poorer because of that. My friends still laugh about that to this day. Flying Warriors is a localized version of one of the games in the Japanese Hiryu no Ken series. Again, great game with no sequel, at least not here in the U.S. When I got older and discovered emulation, I found out that there was indeed an NES sequel in Japan. Still waiting for that one to be translated... Anyway, 2 greats there that you should definitely check out if you haven't. Even complete in box, these 2 are cheap.
+Eric Schell Man, I LOVED Iron Tank!
+SlyBeast I LOVE Flying Warriors
Crystalis, The Guardian Legend, Little Nemo: The Dream Master, Legendary Wings.
Guardian legend is the best shooter on NES I think
Hell yeah, Little Nemo was my game for the NES.
Crystalis, Little Nemo, and Legendary Wings were my JAMS!!!
Crystalis is amazing. Legendary wings is very good just brutal
Bless you guys, i am 30 yr old man who still plays NES games from time to time.So much nostalgia of good times.
I can't believe that the massive glitch in Rescue the Embassy Mission wasn't mentioned. Maybe it isn't in all copies. When you beat the game you get a newspaper talking about your adventure. But the game ending is swapped. If you win, you get the lose newspaper, but if you lose you get the winning one.
Loved the video. Princess Tomato is one of my favourites from when I was a kid
Thank you for sharing your favorite "hidden gems!" :D You help me find my ultimate favorite game, Rescue, the ebassy mission! I couldn't remember the title. My sis and I would always rent that one and have a blast. :D
Fire and Ice is a fun puzzle game that I haven't seen reviewed anywhere.
AMAZING video!!
I grew up in this era, while collecting these games today, I spent 7 days str8 researching games and haven't heard of a single game mentioned here! Each game looks worth a play too! RESPECT!
Your hidden gems videos are also MY favorite videos on your channel!! Keep em coming!
Great as always!
I would recommend Clash at Demonhead. It's an action-adventure platformer. My favorite thing about the game is the fact that it's an open sort of world, since you can choose which area you want to go to on an overworld map. This game makes you explore and I love that. There are also shops and power ups. Overall it's a really fun game!
+EterniaWolf Good call, that's one of my favorite games ever, it's very underrated.
+EterniaWolf Yep! Super awesome game. I could never beat it.
hidden gems is also my favorite series in the channel, the history of how he got the last game melted my heart... greetings from Chile
More John Riggs so much a gentleman and you too Metal Jesus. Thank you for the smile and the passion for good games. Be safe.
This "Rescue the embassy mission" game is SO impressive! it has some visual effects that I have no idea how they made! (And that's because I've studied how retro 8 and 16 bit graphics work) Like the lights and the sniper aim, it's incredible! Keep in mind that the system could only show 25 colours on-screen and only had a single BG layer... With that in mind I'm still trying to wrap my head around how did they do those visual effects...
+Ruko Michiharu i had that game as a kid....and i'll take your word on its technical aspects, i remember being psyched myself when i first fired it up. The actual game itself was terrible....u literally saw everything the game had to offer in minutes. I felt ripped off then, and i feel that it in no way qualifies as a "hidden gem" on the nes. i maybe would recommend peeps to watch a quickie letsplay of it if they were so inclined...but paying anything more than 50 cents to me would be getting scammed!
north and south, wurms, and cowboy kid were straight fire picks in my book.
Wurms cover art for japan is great. Its usa variant, so terribly cheesy it hits glorious levels. Worth it for that alone.
Kickle Cubicle was amazing. My mother was a gamer and it was something she had brought home. Great memories.
Dude, I LOVED Monster Party as a kid. It was such a weird, trippy, fun game to play. Creepy, but somehow visually pleasing.
And the ending was trippy as hell.
I love his energy, he's so excited about games, I can really relate.
John has really stepped in and added some more depth to your game collecting and your channel. Glad to see you guys are friends :)
+SuperJTthunder What a wonderful think to say. Thank you!
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games great video. your awsome bro..iv been collecting NES & SNES games as of late, appreciate the gems.
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Great suggestion with Rescue The Embassy Mission. I had this game and totally forgot about it. When I saw it in this video my face lit up, and the memories came rushing back. So thank you for reminding me of this awesome game.
I liked that guys unbridled enthusiasm
Just like William Mumphrey?
Cowboy Kid was awesome. I rented it over and over. The multiple endings and such was awesome as hell. I had not heard of any other game aside from Cowboy kid and Princess Tomato. Great vid!
Thanks a lot for mentioning Rescue: The Embassy Mission! I've been wondering for years what that one sniper NES game with all those search-lights was. I actually thought it was Nightshade at one time.
Great vid as usual Metal Jesus and Riggs!
+RetroGamingTube 85 Thanks, yo!
Two goats, rgt n Riggs :)
So many games I want to get. These videos are awesome.
None of these games are good, there all fake games, didn't you see the unity watermark. My ass sounds like a good irish whiskeyTouch and hold a clip to pin it. Unpinned clips will be deleted after 1 hour.Welcome to Gboard clipboard, any text you copy will be saved here.Tap on a clip to paste it in the text box.Use the edit icon to pin, add or delete clips.
@@Xxsnipedawg72xX thank you for your efforts
@@enigmatv5641 my ass, it's a good Irish whiskey 😘
Firstly, I love both of your shirts. Secondly, some lesser-known and/or maybe overlooked games I've always been a fan of, are: Low G Man, Bucky O'Hare, M.C. Kids, Karnov, Star Tropics, Xexyz, Yo Noid!, Air Fortress, and Kid Niki.
Hidden Gem Racer on NES - Knight Rider
Its one of the first racers that utilized all of the mechanisms on the dash of inside the vehicle, forcing you to pay close attention while driving. Its a great alternative to Outrun, which the NES did not have. The background graphics changed to different real cities on each level, a very nice touch for the time. There is two modes, driving and a mission mode that gave you the ability to shoot while driving. In both modes, you have the ability to make your vehicle jump extremely high up into the air, which is awesome.
I loved it and I like the guest (like all your guests). Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Would you ever do a Sega Master System video? Hidden gems or anything?
Shadow of the Ninja, Conquest of the Crystal Palace, Karnov, Cobra Triangle, and Mendel Palace. Few I would recommend.
+sgirardacus7 Great suggestions!
A friend of mine had Karnov and Cobra Triangle when we were kids. I freaking loved those games, especially Cobra Triangle.
+Judson Joist Oh yeah! I remember being terrible at it but my buddy was pretty good. I remember watching him doing those jumps.
Those are pretty common so I'm guessing underrated/underappreciated even though the collecting landscape has been changing post 2014 to where incoming collectors could view what were/are popular fairly common titles as now "uncommon" thanks to Ebay availability.
It took the YT crowd almost a decade to wake up to many of the common titles hardcore gamers grew up with and a big part of the overlooking also had a lot to do with the younger crowds reviewing Nes titles a few years ago (following the Avgn inspired trend of the time) before acquiring the experienced eye for acknowledging what a gem looks like.
Karnov is pretty hard lol.
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is one of those games you rented when you'd already played everything else at the rental store but you had to have something to play for the weekend, so you take it home, and it's surprisingly very good. It was very fun to explore and dive into the exciting world of vegetable politics and fruit intrigue. It was at least different :)
something about this drum pattern with John happily smiling and moving like a toy soldier made me smile as well :D
Kickle Cubicle! One of my favourite NES games!
hell ya
princess tomato in the salad kingdom is awesome. especially when you get the giant robot part hahaha. sad that xexyz, or werewolf, even whomp em, or astyanax was not included 😢
I love watching some of these older videos and always still looking for those hidden gems!
I stumbled upon your channel when I was looking for some decent PS3 games and since then I have watched every video and love it all. Metal Jesus, you do rock! 👊👊
Jason! John! You guys are in a roll!
+Radical Reggie Hey Reggie! The PS1 Buying Guide video we shot is COMING SOON!
+MetalJesusRocks Really? I thought it got cancelled
+Radical Reggie PS1 Buying Guide will be an awesome video. I'm looking forward to it.
+MetalJesusRocks SPOILERS!!!!
+utoobninja Yeah MM5 is the priciest of the bunch. Totally awesome game, though. You'll find it soon enough, I hope. I love the Mega man series!
okay I really enjoy all your guests on the show but, John Riggs is easily my favorite. Please bring him back!
I'm am so happy you mentioned Rescue. Definitely one excellent NES title. I got it from a cousin who got rid of their 20 game collection. And I am so happy to run across it.
Dude, THANK YOU for another hidden gems video! Keep em coming!
I had North & South on Amiga. It's a great game. :)
I played Double Dragon 2 The Revenge, yesterday and you know what, it was so Awesome, the Old Nintendo Really Rock's.
That's a badass game. 1 or 2 player.
this video was gold and enjoyed watching other collectors having fun
I LOVED THIS VIDEO!
My 2 favorite games were "Kicker Cubical" and "Princess Tomatoe", but I completely forgot what they were called, as it has been many years since I've played them. I have been trying to find them for many years.
Thank you for doing this video. 🤗🤗
My favorite boss of Monster party is either the deceased crab or the tempura boss.. Also, I'd love more of these hidden gems videos..
+tekguru8 Haha, yeah, the crab. "Sorry, I'm dead." I loved the Watch Me Dance guys. I didn't realize I had to actually watch them dance. I must've spent 10 minutes killing them over and over.
When I first got to them, I did the exact same thing. It made me so mad that I couldn't defeat them. It wasn't until much later I found out you just stand there and do nothing. Grrr...
+tekguru8 My favorite is the onion ring.
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games ---> When I was 10, I was using the old NES Advantage controller when I faced the Watch Me duo. I had the turbo on and just held that button down for about 10- 15 minutes (I mean, I was 10. I was an idiot) before getting frustrated and launching the Advantage across the bed just to stare at the screen in disbelief. Just when I yell out "WHAT DOES IT TAKE???" They melt away. That moment made it one of my favorite NES games of all time.
Wow I actually remember renting Monster Party as a kid. Holy hell, did I forget this game. The flashback hit when I saw the legs sticking outta the ground. ;)
How could you forget fighting the tempura!?
I can't forget this game, it is one of my favorites I still played today, my sister and I played it all the time taking turns with each level.
Dig Dug 2, Dragon Spirit, Fire Hawk, Fire and Ice, Iron Tank, Little Nemo, Ring King, Shatterhand, Solar Jetman. Glad to see North and South made the cut!! Fantastic game.
Eureka!!! "Rescue: the embassy mission" is one of the first videogames I every played on my cousins comodore system. I were never able to find the name later on, so I could not go back to it. Thanks to you two I will now be able to do just that. Thanks a million.
lol I thought you were saying the "Crayon Conquest"
Heading down to the game room to pull some of these titles... nice work.
Ghost Lion? Omg, will I ever know all NES games? I must have seen it somewhere, right?
Great episode, I 100% need more hidden gems from your team :3
Nightshade was one of the best games I played on the NES, it was well ahead of its time. It kind of introduced me to the RPG world and it was big fun.
What about an Arcade Hidden Gems video?
Startopics better be on this list!
Same with 8 Eyes and Crystalis!
+Eric Durant I still long for a Star Tropics 3
man kickle cubicle is a game ive been searching for for a long time but couldn't remember the title so glad to see it on here
This was a pleasant surprise, I did not know any of these games, while considering myself quite experienced in retro gaming. Great video, really informative and exciting. Actually best video of last two or three months between all retro reviewers I have seen.
John, Paul, Reggie and Kinsey are great, I wouldn't mind if they were all in every single video. But you should totally get Tony Stark back sometime as well! :D
+IronRooRoo I need to give you some kind of award or something. The check's in the mail. ;)
Seriously - thanks!! I'm touched! I'll be back very soon.
+TheBigJB Cheers for the reply dude! I was hoping for that big hammer you got, but that's selfish of me. You need that for defence if the zombies come!
Looking forward to your return. :D
+IronRooRoo You're absolutely welcome! Appreciate the love.
Sadly, you don't have much hope of that massive hammer. It will only be wrested from my domain when I pass from this earth and even then it will likely go to one of my children. +Lishadra perhaps.
Plus Chystalis needs to be on the hidden gems, its one of my favorite games ever and I never see anyone playing it or even hearing about it.
Amazing it was rare. Glad it has love out there.
What a great job picking some hidden gems! I was surprised that I wasn't even familiar with a few. That and having North and South and Princess Tomato are my hidden gems as well. I love telling people one of my favorite games on NES is Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom. The reactions always make me laugh.
Love the episode and these games look crazy fun I'm sorry for waiting so long to watch it. Props
I like conquest of the crystal palace, the magic of scheherezade, guardian of legend, journey to silius.... I like your list though I will pick up monster party
+Wayne Small Those are some great games, too! You get the gold star for spelling 'Scheherazade' correctly.
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Ohhhhh and the lone ranger. no one ever talks about that game. non linear gameplay, super Mario world over map, top down run and gun, side scrolling platformer, and first person dungeon crawling action where u walk around with the controller and shoot with the light gun. plus it's Konami and cheap. it blows my mind
Power Blade, Shatter Hand, Vice Project Doom, GI Joe.
+RetroR0bbie All are awesome, for sure!
Yea Kabuki is another hidden good one. I have been telling people about Power Blade forever. Less than 2 years ago is was a $5 game. Now its expensive and now more start to pay attention lol.
+RetroR0bbie I remember buying Power Blade and Power Blade 2, both for about $5, in the late 90s. Glad I did!
Yea I didn't even know of Power Blade 2 back then to be honest. But id assume all NES games were dirt cheap then. Around that time I was playing a lot of PS1.
GIJoe is so underrated. One of the best side-strollers on NES.
As John mentioned, Cowboy Kid IS a lot like Mystical Ninja. Actually, it's almost just like a reskin of the Japan-only Famicom game Ganbare Goemon 2 (with different levels, of course), which is an earlier game in the Goemon, also known as Mystical Ninja series. So if you liked this one, you should probably check that one out, and even the first Ganbare Goemon game, because it's pretty similar. The first one is even available for the GBA as a part of the Famicom Classics series.
I thought I'd dreamed up Krion, homie. Thanks for the memory refresh!
Great video, but just so you know, that is a white lion, not a tiger on that particular game. I mean, the game itself is called "Ghost Lion". I'm just going to chalk this up to a verbal slip because I refuse to allow myself to believe that you don't know the difference.
The Guardian Legend - I'll be curious to see your opinions on that one.
+Ryan AirZonkWorldChamp Inbetween these days, more of a cult classic but yeh I suppose it could pass. Not to mention that game alone is better than this entire list imo.
+Ryan AirZonkWorldChamp One of the greatest!
Its a good game, but not hidden, it debuted at #9 in Nintendo power upon release... Hidden now, maybe, but it wasn't. If a game cracked the nintendo power top 10 at any point, I don't consider it hidden, b/c it was voted upon by fans of the most popular games at the time. The video is what I'd consider hidden gems, little fanfare, maybe got a 1/2 page ad in EGM or something at one point, sparse rental /store stocks.
Some of more underrated NES : Zen Intergalactic Ninja, Banana Prince, Solomon's Key, Choujin Sentai Jetman, Wacky race
that military drum beat and John marching like a soldier at the beginning for some reason makes me smile
I love John’s positive energy. Such a nice guy.
Didn't he get picked up for child pornography charges?
U guys should u do a remake of this video
Here are some my favorite hidden gems for the NES:
FaXanadu
Legacy of the Wizard
The Guardian Legend
Sky Shark
Trojan
Dragon Spirit
Solstice
Fuck yeah, faxanadu is awesome.
Or guardian legend... love the music
+Dark Mountain Productions
Faxanadu and Trojan are great stuff.
+Dark Mountain Productions
Nice picks! I never played Solstice, but the rest are easily among the greatest on the NES.
So I've heard. When I was a kid, one of my friends had it, and swore by both its difficulty and overall awesomeness.
No matter how long I have been gaming videos like this give me new inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing I got lots to try now!
So much respect. I'm more into classic gaming. Last time I bought a system was a Wii and doing that was a stretch. I prefer to watch longplays of classics, or videos talking about classics more than investing in new systems. This is happy content.
ULTRA Games were called PALCOM Games in Europe. We didn't have ULTRA here :o
The more you know
GreenSoap doesn’t matter what the company was called, just Konamis way of getting around Nintendo’s limits for quality
The title says "nintendo nintendo entertainment system"
+Zane X Yep. That's because for search engine results you want BOTH
sounds reasonable..
Hahahhahahahahahahhba
I didn't even notice, it's like an eBay title
Dude! I totally loved Rescue! It was a loaner from my cousin one summer. Never heard of it before that but it brings back so many memories seeing it on this list! Waking up early with a bowl of cereal starting up my Nintendo before my family took over the TV!
i always come back to this video for johns great story at the end and how much he loves that game and then seeing MJR just carelessly almost toss it onto the table
Heard Metal Jesus, Saw Metal Jesus, Subbed within' 3.2 seconds =3
Finally a hidden a gems that isn't all Japanese anime...
My response @ 7:46: White tiger?? That's a lion! XD
with all your hidden gem videos, and other videos talking about games... i was just thinking you should put together a whole systems worth of game discussions. Metal Jesus' NES buying guide, on DVD... 8 hours of you going through every single NES game, with guests, etc. alphabetical lol. i'd buy/watch that!
john riggs is the man! :D
+1Muzition1 How can I be the man when YOU are the man?
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games We have the Technology!
Awe, such a heartwarming story hearing that your now wife got you the princess tomato game back then when you were just dating ❤️
$150 😬 for that game now.
If my girlfriend got me such an offensive game thatd be the end of the relationship!
I was waiting for u guys to get to kickle cubicle!! I agree, one of the best puzzle games I have ever played.🤘rock on 🤘
Literally my favorite video game show, I love your game room so much, and you gave me the best idea that I copied from you. All my old consoles play through an actual hific stereo reciever and a fostex mixing board. Thanks for all the great videos!
Amazing video! North & South has AMAZING version on PAL Amiga. If you got this try to click on photographer's butt :) I don't know how is it on NES version but if you do that on the Amiga it will give you a good laugh :)
***** Also interesting is that "North and South" design and art style was based upon a Belgium comic series "Les tuniques Bleues" (The Bluecoats in english) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Tuniques_Bleues
Truly extraordinary game and unbeliveable fun to play!
+Michał Marek That makes sense. North and South just feels like a PC game.
Yes. The Amiga version is indeed the best. The NES version is ok, but nothing in comparison :)
+Chromotrigger It's a great game on the Amiga! Really good two player. I also liked Hostages (aka Rescue: The Embassy Mission) on the Amiga. Both of these were published by Infogrames in Europe. Both games look and play better on the Amiga but it's great to see them on consoles :)
+Michał Marek I've always thought of that game as a C-64 title. I was kind of surprised that neither of them knew it was on the home computers 1st.
Call me crazy, but I loved T&C Surf Designs Thrilla's Safari.
I love JonTron's Nightshade video. Good stuff. LOL awesome selections BTW. Would love more.
Fantastic video! Thought for sure I'd know them all, and at first I did, but I think at least half are ones I'd never heard of. And they look amazing!!! RPGs and adventures!!
I had Rescue as a kid. It was definitely one of my most played games for a while. It was so much fun and ahead of its time. You could also play for a short time as it got really hard but so rewarding when you would finally move on. Man i always hoped for a remake or rerelease on the xbox arcade or something it would so work.
Yep, I played North and South as a child.. loved it!
Ghost Lion, remember playing that one too - as a young teen... Reminded me of Final Fantasy.
thanks for this series. I owned a nes and sold it a few years ago. After seeing this and your other vids I decided to get a hyperkin retron and look forward to finding gems I missed out on on all the systems!
I dig John riggs personality from this video seems like a real rad dude loved the video an seeing unheard of hidden gems thank you Metel Jesus an John Riggs.
Riggs looks way more comfortable in this video.keep up the great work!
I love north vs. south. Love the ending when you win as the south.
North vs South and Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom, 2 of my faves growing up. Remember them very well.
I had a similar story with Princess Tomato in Salad Kingdom! Granted, I found my copy at a flea market, but I rented it once back in the day, and looked for it for YEARS afterwards.